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What a Monday for contests! We’ve got so many for you to choose from - many of them by 
If you want your contest listed, the best way to get noticed is to post it in the contest channel in the SBI Discord server.
Please try to think about your submissions and reward these great hosts with quality submissions. If you enjoy somebody’s contest format, check their feed for more, and follow them so you don’t have to wait for our listing to come out!
If you want to see more contests before we mention them, check the #steembasicincome tag in Trending or New and see what's happening! We also have a contests channel in our Discord server.
Each contest may have its own rules, so please read the contest post thoroughly before entering.
We have an ever growing list of recurring contests after the numbered list below. One of our members suggested we have a special section featuring some of the recurring contests each time. We agreed and here it is!
@freewritehouseThe folks over at
A Favorite Freewrite You Read contest runs every Tuesday for just 24 hours. You need to read some freewrites written (you can read this post to see what they are), and then comment on the contest posts about which ones you liked best and why. If they choose your comment you win shares of SBI.
Recommend your Favorite Freewrite Poem is a poetry version of the Favorite Freewrite contest and it runs every Friday. Make a comment about a freewrite poem you loved and you could win SBI shares. But be quick! When Friday is over, so is the contest - until the next week that is.
We-Write is a new challenge where two writers create a single story using the freewrite prompt. It runs every other Wednesday with a prize of 4 SBI divided among winners.
https://steemit.com/contest/@lightcaptured/travel-photo-contest-edition-2
It’s a travel photo contest!
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@o07/5jnpm3-drop-your-username-1-friend-to-win-5-steembasicincomeshares-each-selected-at-random-in-7-days
Just comment with your name and a friends to be entered to win.
https://steemit.com/contestkings/@contestkings/contest-kings-giveaway-5th-january-2019-steem-basic-income-shares-x-5
Just answer the simple question to be entered for SBI shares.
https://steemit.com/socalsteemit/@socalsteemit/5ge4ox-socal-steemit-mystery-photo-fridays
Guess the mystery location to win!
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@o07/5p3hgw-drop-your-username-1-friend-to-win-5-steembasicincomeshares-each-selected-at-random-in-7-days
Another chance for SBI shares just for sharing your name and a friends.
https://steemit.com/alldutchenglish/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawaywhatdefinesyou-5bwkmoba4m
Another easy to enter giveaway - just answer the question.
https://steemit.com/contest/@bluefinstudios/welcome-wagon-word-of-the-year
The word of the year is family. What can you say about it?
https://staging.busy.org/@deadzy/steem-basic-income-une-belle-experience-sociale
You could win SBI shares for commenting on this French language giveaway.
https://steemit.com/contest/@sustainablyyours/a-z-photography-contest-week-4-the-letter-d-chance-to-win-steem-basic-income-and-a-steem-monsters-reward-edition-highland-archer
Win Steem Monster cards and SBI shares.
https://steemit.com/contest/@pundito/euro-jackpot-contest-20-special-edition-up-to-32-sbi-and-receive-a-part-of-the-steem-bounty
The Steem version of the Euro lottery.
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@o07/5vu8s-drop-your-username-1-friend-to-win-5-steembasicincomeshares-each-selected-at-random-in-7-days
https://steemit.com/catsofsteemit/@crypticat/crypticat-s-cute-cat-contest-everyone-wins
Are you a #catsofsteemit user? If so you’ll want to check out this contest.
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@o07/5gjo3c-drop-your-username-1-friend-to-win-5-steembasicincomeshares-each-selected-at-random-in-7-days
Another enter your name for SBI shares giveaway!
https://steemit.com/contestkings/@contestkings/contest-kings-giveaway-7th-january-2019-steem-basic-income-shares-x-5
Answer the question to be entered to win.
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@o07/6mseeq-drop-your-username-1-friend-to-win-5-steembasicincomeshares-each-selected-at-random-in-7-days
This is a daily giveaway by a super generous sponsor.
https://steemit.com/teamsouthafrica/@braaiboy/meatymondays-7-jan-2019-win-upvotes-steembasicincome-and-incinboost-shares
Meaty Monday’s needs to know what you’ve got on the grill!
Quite a few industrious Steemians run contests regularly. Here is a list of the ones we know about at the moment. All of these have been running for months so you can count on their posted schedule.
Be sure to check each account and look for the contest name as the links change each week. Also remember to read the full contest description as the rules and prize values sometimes change.
@bananafishFinish the Story Contest is run by 
Mizu No Oto is founded on the belief that every image has a haiku. It’s an 
In the spirit of helping new Steemians, this contest focuses on curating great content and is run by 
Like super short stories? Try writing one in 232 characters or fewer for your chance to win SBI in this contest run by 
Travel the world with your fellow Steemians in the #swmchallenge run by 
Help celebrate digital art by creating creative captions for the week’s selected picture. Read all the rules carefully to be sure your entry qualifies for the SBI prizes.
Inspired by a game she played with the kids at her niece's birthday one year, this game is straightforward. She posts an image, and you guess what it is. The rules are simple enough, guess right and win an SBI share.
Every week you can visit the Thank You Economy contest and tag someone who has helped you. When you do, both of you could win SBI shares from the ever growing prize pool!
Inspired by a game she played with the kids at her niece's birthday one year, this game is straightforward. She posts an image, and you guess what it is. The rules are simple enough, guess right and win an SBI share.
Every week you can visit the Thank You Economy contest and tag someone who has helped you. When you do, both of you could win SBI shares from the ever growing prize pool!
From the creator:
What is Punday?
Punday is the best day. It's the day we post a topic upon which you are invited to pun in the comments for a chance at SBI shares. You get to read all the incredible puns, and you can try your hand at puns, and you can just bask in the warmth and love that punsters offer. I am your Puntender, and I serve hot puncakes with Mapun Syrpun.
Come help tell the adventures of Captain K, a fictional character with a quite a history! To enter, read the current post and previous stories, then write your own version of what “piratey” things he gets up to next.
Here’s the description from the contest creator:
This is a weekly contests to giveaway SBI shares to the winner(s) - the best "one out of six" from "qualified #ccc entries"
The theme of your post-entry is to -
It is set to be a weekly contest on Wednesdays, although, on some special occasions, it will be pre-announced due to a special day such as a holiday.
So, far, this contest has inspired some wonderful memories in these entries.
Entering is easy. Just make a comment for one entry in the random draw. Upvoting and resteeming gets you two more entries. One winner is guaranteed an SBI share, and if many people enter there could be more! So spread the word.
Love free stuff + crypto + science? This contest is for you! Simply resteem this post, upvote, comment and follow me to enroll. And get a chance to win 1 SBI Share and 50 GRC (Gridcoin).
A winner is selected at random from each daily contest and a share awarded to the respective winner with a results post showing the wallet transaction from 
The comments that people can leave to gain entry can be anything useful, as little as teaching something helpful with markdown format, their thoughts on certain upvote services or apps like partiko for example, things like 
Upvote Game © 🍀 
An easy and fun way to win SBI shares 🔖 (con traducción en español)
Your upvote counts! 👍🏼 An anticipatory and strategic game where the best estimate wins 🔮
Just guess the final payout - but watch out for some simple rules.
[Repository] Upvote Game © 🍀 
An easy and fun way to win SBI 🔖 (con traducción en español)
Your recommendation and upvote counts! 📜👍🏼 An anticipatory and strategic game where the best estimate wins 🔮
Guess the final payout and share a post you recommend to read - but watch out for some simple rules.
Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of and share a post on a Wednesday with the #wednesdyawalk tag for a chance to receive SBI
NOTE: Contest images used with permission from their owners.
Do you run a regular contest that you’d like to see in our recurring contest section? We have some simple criteria you need to have to be included:
If you think your contest qualifies let us know in the comments or on our Discord channel and we’ll check it out.
Instead of trying to be thoroughly comprehensive (and then end up not publishing) like we have before, we have only included the most recent contests (skipping duplicates). If we missed yours, feel free to share it in the comments for our readers to find, and to stop by our Discord server to post it in the contests channel.
If you want to get involved, or to increase the share of basic income that you receive, enrollment is pretty straightforward:
Just send 1 STEEM to
If you're unclear, please check out our full transaction memo guidelines and then let us know if you have any questions.
https://steemit.com/busy/@steembasicincome/steem-basic-income-updated-transaction-memo-guidelines
The official currency for enrollment is STEEM. If we choose to accept SBD without refunding it, you do not receive extra value for it.
Enrollments are processed automatically every 144 minutes. Confirmation transactions are still manual and typically are sent within 2-3 days. Even if you have not received a welcome transaction, you can check your status using !sbi status.
This Contest listing was prepared for us by 
A few spots are available for interested writers to join the SBI writer's group.
You do not already have to be a member of Steem Basic Income to take up this opportunity, but a basic working knowledge of SBI would help.
Here are some examples of previous interviews created by members of the SBI writers group. As you can see from these examples, we let this lapse for a while, but we are ready to take it to the next level!
Interview with @dynamicgreentk
Participating writers receive payment in SBI units, along with a writing credit on articles and updates published on
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